Super Zoo

Chapter 332 Kidnapping the Giant Panda

Suming and the police stormed into the panda enclosure at the very moment, only to see a scene like this: Hong Kong dollars were floating all over the pool, the fallen kidnapper was bloodied, his face twisted in a ferocious grimace, holding a gun to two giant pandas, loudly scolding them;

The two giant pandas were completely oblivious to the fact that they could be killed in the next second. Far from backing away, they crawled over to the kidnapper, rearing up on their hind legs to hug his thighs. One panda even naively lifted its head, sniffed the dark muzzle of the gun, and curiously opened its mouth, as if wanting to bite the barrel.

The noise of the police rushing in also startled You, who turned his head and felt as if he had plunged into an ice cellar, freezing in place. He had been surrounded by the police all along!

Seeing more people arrive, the two giant pandas became even more playful, acting like animals that had gone wild. They kept pulling on You's clothes, their short legs flailing about, desperately trying to climb onto him.

They were quite clever, actually. When they had been grabbing the bag earlier, their sharp claws had sprung out and shredded the nylon bag in one stroke. Now, while playing with the person, they were very measured, keeping their claws retracted within their fleshy paws, not harming the kidnapper at all.

In their tugging and climbing, they resembled two oversized koalas hanging off the kidnapper, one on either side. Both pandas were eight or nine years old, in their prime with plenty of strength and not a light weight either. Distracted, the kidnapper stumbled backwards and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Ah ah ah..." The pandas also toppled over, rolling around a couple of times. They were tough and weren't bothered by the tumbling. Getting up, they pounced on You once more.

"They really are oblivious to danger," Suming's scalp tingled at the sight. Everyone had been worried that the pandas might harm the kidnapper, but now it was clear they were just two innocents. He would be thanking his lucky stars if the kidnapper didn't hurt them.

He quickly unleashed two streams of spiritual power, urging the two pandas to leave the kidnapper at once.

Upon the slightest contact with the spiritual power, the pandas felt the sudden presence of a 'fellow being.' They paused slightly and turned to look in the direction of the source of the spiritual power.

Pandas are famously nearsighted, and they could only see a blurry figure in the distance gesturing to them.

To the pandas, the kidnapper was the 'toy' they had already gotten hold of, while the distant figure was an unclear 'fellow being.' Which was more important, the toy or the fellow being? The two pandas hesitated, not immediately letting go of the kidnapper.

He Baowen, however, breathed a sigh of relief. Just as Suming had said, those two giant pandas hadn't harmed the kidnapper at all. In fact, they seemed quite cute and wouldn't hurt the kidnapper for the time being.

Sadly for Suming, there wasn't much time to enjoy the scenery. It was only a fleeting thought before He Baowen's body pressed down, and the two mounds of flesh pushed tightly against his face, knocking the back of his head against the artificial rock behind them. He winced in pain, seeing stars and felt slightly dazed and confused.

'Gnashing one's teeth' obviously meant opening one's mouth... As He Baowen lay on the artificial rock, she suddenly felt an odd sensation on her chest, warm and a bit wet...

Looking down, she was instantly enraged. She held Suming's head with one hand, showing no mercy or gentleness, shoved him forcefully to the side, and gave him a fierce glare, hissing through clenched teeth, "You pervert!"

"Damn it, what the hell!" Suming finally managed to rescue himself from the brink of suffocation. His vision was still swimming with stars, and he felt extremely annoyed. I came here to witness a gunfight, not to nibble on your damn flesh. You pressed them against me yourself, almost smothering me to death, and you blame me for it?

Not far away, in response to He Baowen's call, came the second gunshot. You, hiding behind the pool, found cover and started to retaliate, clearly prepared to resist to the bitter end.

"To the person opposite, I'll say it again. Put down your weapon now. If you're willing to cooperate and act as a tainted witness, I can plea for you in court, and you might get out of prison after just a few years..."

He Baowen relentlessly continued her efforts to persuade the perpetrator to surrender while covertly signaling to two police squads to flank both sides of the panda enclosure.

The kidnapper dared to open fire, but the police couldn't afford to shoot. First, they needed to capture the kidnapper alive to interrogate him about the hostages' whereabouts, and second, the panda enclosure's two giant pandas, Yingying and Lele, sat obliviously by the pond between both parties, looking back and forth with confusion. Experience new stories on My Virtual Library Empire

Pandas are a national class-protected animal, a symbol of Huaxia, the stars of Xiangjiang Ocean Park, adorable darlings of the entire nation... and most crucially, these two pandas were gifted by the central government to the special administrative region. If anything bad happened to them, if they were accidentally injured in the shootout, the consequences would be unimaginable!

After a few glances, the two pandas noticed the kidnapper hiding in the nearby grass and became excited. Wiggling their bottoms and their short legs, they toddled towards the perpetrator...

"Everyone, be careful not to hurt the pandas!" He Baowen shouted urgently.

"Are you an idiot?!" Now it was Suming's turn to glare at her intensely. That's the trouble with Xiangjiang police – too rigid and thoughtless in their actions. By saying not to hurt them, do you think the other side will oblige? You might as well have exposed our weakness to them by yelling it out!

He Baowen didn't need Suming's scolding; no sooner had she said those words than she regretted them, wishing she could slap herself. With both sides focused on each other, no one was paying much notice to the two pandas. Why bring them up and cause trouble? She could only blame her excessive concern for the pandas. When she reported the operation plan to her superiors, they emphasized that the exchange was taking place at Ocean Park. They specifically instructed to ensure the safety of the animals, especially the two giant pandas gifted by the central government.

Fearing something might happen, just as He Baowen yelled out, You seemed to have an epiphany. He burst from the grass, grabbed a panda, and used it as a shield while pressing his gun to the panda's head and barked menacingly, "Step back! All of you step back, or I'll kill this panda!"